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Auditory Cortex

The auditory cortex is an area of the brain located in the temporal lobe. It is responsible for processing sound signals in order to acquire meaning. It is the most important organ for hearing and understanding speech and language. It is also involved in processes such as hearing and interpreting music, ultimately g…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 3 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 1× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-8572 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

The auditory cortex is an area of the brain located in the temporal lobe. It is responsible for processing sound signals in order to acquire meaning. It is the most important organ for hearing and understanding speech and language. It is also involved in processes such as hearing and interpreting music, ultimately giving it the ability to discriminate between different sounds. The auditory cortex plays an important role in enabling us to understand our environment through sound and to interact with the world. Its ability to process sound signals is key for understanding language, safety, navigation, and communication.

Research published in this journal

3 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2015

Why Music in Neurology?

Raglio AlfredoCorresponding author
Department of Biomedical and Specialistic Surgical Sciences, Section of Neurological Clinic, University of Ferrara, Via Aldo Moro 8, 44100 Cona, Ferrara, Italy.
Exact topic Neurological Research and Therapy doi:10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-14-483

How this research is being cited

The 3 articles above have been cited 1 time in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Otolaryngology Advances (ISSN 2379-8572).

Journal editorial board
Ioannis Chatzistefanou · Greece Heather Bortfeld · United States Heidi Silver · United States

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